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1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

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Saint Louis Billikens
1959 season
Head CoachBob Guelker
NCAA8–1–0
NCAA TournamentChampions
1960 →


The 1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1959 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Billikens won the first ever national title this season. It was also the first ever season the Billikens fielded a men's varsity soccer team.

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular season
09-26-1959*
at Dayton W 10–0  1–0–0
Dayton, OH
10-03-1959*
at Illinois W 6–1  2–0–0
Champaign, IL
10-07-1959*
MacMurray W 11–1  3–0–0
St. Louis, MO
10-11-1959*
Indiana W 5–0  4–0–0
St. Louis, MO
10-17-1959*
at Michigan State W 4–2  5–0–0
East Lansing, MI
10-24-1959*
Chicago W 6–0  6–0–0
St. Louis, MO
10-31-1959*
Navy Pier W 8–0  7–0–0
St. Louis, MO
11-07-1959*
at Wheaton L 1–2  7–1–0
Wheaton, IL
11-14-1959*
Purdue W 5–0  8–1–0
St. Louis, MO
NCAA Tournament
11-22-1959*
vs. San Francisco
First round
W 4–0  9–1–0
Storrs, CT
11-26-1959*
vs. CCNY
Semifinals
W 6–2  10–1–0
Storrs, CT
11-28-1959*
vs. Bridgeport
Final
W 5–2  11–1–0
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References